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		kragen on Feb 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sci-fi becomes real as renowned magazine closes su... i'm typing this on a 14-year-old laptop my dad gave me because he wasn't using it, because the laptop i bought last year for US$250 broke

Mistletoe on Feb 22, 2023 [–]

I mean I get that. My laptop was a Chromebook I got for $35 on eBay and then a MacBook Air I got for $75. But printing is not out of reach for almost anyone writing. Printing at the library is like 10 cents a page.

kragen on Feb 22, 2023 | [–]

that's subsidized but even the unsubsidized cost is maybe 50¢ a page

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